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March 25, 2015
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CARICOM saddened by former Singapore Prime Minister’s passing “…a visionary and a strategic thinker” – CARICOM SG.

“…a visionary and a strategic thinker” – CARICOM SG. (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has expressed sadness at the news of the death of Singapore’s founding father and first Prime Minister Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. The ninety-one year old former Prime Minister, who led his country for 31 years before stepping down, died on Monday. CARICOM…
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March 25, 2015
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Tubercolosis (TB) is still a Health Threat In The Caribbean

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, March 23, 2015: The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) joins the Region in observing World Tuberculosis (TB) day. The Day is used to build public awareness that TB remains a major global health problem, responsible for illness among 9 million new people each year, and deaths of 1.5 million. Worldwide, TB ranks as the second leading…
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March 25, 2015
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CCJ President: The Impact and Influence of The Magna Carta On Caribbean Law

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 25, 2015 (SKNIS): President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Sir Charles Michael Dennis Byron, recently presented a lecture at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus, which underscored the impact and influence of the Magna Carta on Caribbean law. The lecture was in celebration of the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta (Latin for Great Charter), a legal…
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March 25, 2015
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CARICOM Empathises With Vanuatu

The scale of human tragedy …cannot be calculated – CARICOM Secretary-General (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended its deepest condolences to the Government and people of Vanuatu over the loss of life and property and displacement of thousands of citizens due to the catastrophic effects of Cyclone Pam. Vanuatu and a number of other…
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March 25, 2015
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Regional Sensitisation and Needs Assessment Workshops convened

A capacity-building project which focuses on Competition, Pubic Procurement and Customs and Trade Facilitation for CARIFORUM stakeholders was formally launched this morning ahead of a workshop to sensitise participants on the training opportunities available under the project. A workshop to conduct an assessment of training needs of CARIFORUM States in the three referenced areas will follow on 26th-27thMarch 2015. The launch…
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March 25, 2015
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Education Ministry achieves milestone in TVET policy implementation

The Ministry of Education on Thursday, March 19, held a sensitization workshop to design, develop and pilot a National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for St. Kitts and Nevis. It marked another milestone in the implementing of the National Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Policy. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Mrs. Ionie Liburd-Willett, stated that the workshop comes…
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March 25, 2015
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CARICOM General Counsel commends Guyana for ratifying Environmental Agreements

General Counsel at the CARICOM Secretariat Ms. Safiya Ali says Guyana has set an example for the Region by being the only CARICOM country so far to ratify two relatively new environmental agreements: the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing and the Minamata Convention on Mercury. Ms. Ali was speaking at the opening ceremony of a National Customs Workshop on Multilateral Environmental Agreements that…
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March 25, 2015
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Caribbean needs to strengthen its Internet infrastructure

by Gerald Best Electronic security threats levels are on the rise globally, and the stakes are getting higher. Kaspersky Lab’s Global IT Risks Report (2014) estimated that, after a data breach, small and medium sized business could spend up to $22,000 on staffing, training, and systems. Larger enterprises could potentially spend up to an additional $59,000 on staffing, $35,000 on…
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March 25, 2015
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Prime Minister Heads To New York For Memorial For Slave Trade Victims

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is slated to join other world leaders and government officials at the United Nations (UN) in New York today for the unveiling of the permanent memorial to honour the victims of slavery and the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. Simpson Miller made the announcement in Parliament yesterday and subsequently, a statement was issued by Jamaica House. March…
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March 25, 2015
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Singer Michele Henderson shares words of inspiration

Dominican Singing Sensation, Michele Henderson is encouraging young artistes to keep developing their talent and honing their skills in order to become successful musicians. This statement she made during an interview with Dominica News Online on Monday. “If you don’t put that effort in then you are not going to be on the top of your game,” Henderson explained. “You might…
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